early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
imagination; supposition; guess
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
called; known as; that; to say
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
is something that; is that which
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
alternately; by turns; one after the other
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive